Wednesday, November 10 2021
THE BIG ISSUES
LEADING THE AGENDA
Which hat will Godongwana wear for his budget? His choice is SA’s future
Finance minister’s success in his debut budget speech on Thursday depends on his ability to separate his roles
Fasten your seatbelts, SA. It’s going to be a bumpy post-ANC ride
ANC may have been punished, but it’s still powerful as the rising parties jostle for position in a new political order
We’re not deliberately sabotaging Eskom: Andre de Ruyter
The CEO described Zwelinzima Vavi’s notion that this was being done to push for privatisation as a conspiracy theory
SMART NEWS
IN ONE TAKE
Gran’s life on the line as outages affect her life-support machine
Elderly woman’s life is dependent on electricity-powered oxygen machine 24 hours a day to survive
Banking fraud surges, but Sabric is onto culprits
The lockdown shift to online shopping has created more opportunities for criminals, says report
Covid-19 medical waste is making the global plastic problem even worse
A new study has pinpointed the likely path of pandemic-related plastic waste in our oceans
PODCAST | Covid’s milestone moments: how the pandemic will affect history
In this episode of the Khwezi Science Report we talk to medical historian and anthropologist Dr Mandisa Mbali
IDEAS
FEEDING YOUR MIND
Saviour turned dictator: Abiy Ahmed has turned into a stereotype
Things could have been different in Ethiopia, but Ahmed’s hunger for power has backfired and there’s no one to help
SA is sitting in a power black hole when it could easily be a world leader
From a renewable energy perspective, SA is perfectly positioned to make electricity generation a major economic driver
LGBT migrants in SA: religion can be a blessing and a curse
Religion is a major reason LGBT Africans leave their countries, but it also adds to discrimination they face here
WORLD
THE NEWS YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET TO HEAR
Covid-19 slashes 28-million years of life in 31 countries
A handful of nations, however, managed to boost life expectancy amid the pandemic’s deadly sweep
Eskom, here’s an idea for you, and it won’t cost anywhere near R131bn
Thailand has launched a R506m solar farm. SA could follow suit and get bang for the R131bn it secured at COP26
Sinking Tuvalu ponders how it can still be a nation when it’s got no land
Sea levels surrounding the low-lying Pacific archipelago have risen 0.5cm a year since 1993 thanks to climate change
The mystery of the communist, the golden steak and the blocked hashtag
Why did top Vietnamese official let himself be filmed guzzling a R30,000 treat? And why did Facebook block the footage?
LIFE
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MATTERS
Thank you for the music: new album may be ABBA’s last
They still have the Midas touch as ABBA’s first offering in 40 years produces two more top-10 singles
It’s yesterday once more as Richard Carpenter recalls 1970s pop duo
For the first time, the songwriter is relating his and his sister Karen’s story, from their childhoods to their careers
He may have lost his privacy, but he’s never lost his talent
Paul McCartney, one of the world’s greatest songwriters, has released a book spanning eight decades of lyrics
SPORT
FINISH LINE ESSENTIALS
A loss is a loss, but in sport losers are often revered
The Proteas’ T20 World Cup exit is but one example. Remember Holyfield in 1992? The Hammies in 1979?
Neil Tovey calls for Bafana Bafana to believe against Zimbabwe
The former Bafana captain urges the SA team to ‘stay composed and deal with the big moments’
Blast from the past: SA returns to international cricket at Eden Gardens
Today in SA sports history: November 10